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5 unusual facts about Aero Commander


Aero Commander

Three men funded the company's early efforts: Philadelphia attorney George Pew and Oklahoma City brothers William and Rufus Travis Amis.

Bromma Air Maintenance

BAM was founded in 1979 by Ingemar Björk by the acquisition of Flygfirma I. Ehrenström, who had the Swedish agency for Gulfstream, Aero Commander and Fairchild.

Inter Island Airways

The airline initiated on-demand passenger service with two 9-seater Aero Commander aircraft.

Mickey Munday

After careful consideration and extensive planning, Munday purchased his first plane, a 680 Aero Commander, and began transporting marijuana from South America to the U.S., devising ingenious methods of avoiding unwanted attention from law enforcement along the way.

Vincent Fayks Airport

It was named after the Polish pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel with their Aero Commander AC 520 (PZ-TAG) airplane at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport.



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Meyers 200

Having spent $US 4 million to produce just $US 3 million worth of product, Aero Commander ceased production in 1968 and sold the rights to the Interceptor Corporation, which developed a turboprop-powered version as the Interceptor 400.